Post by Mynki on Sept 17, 2024 7:00:28 GMT -5
Any fans of Scotch on here?
Today is an exciting day for me and a friend. Four years ago we discussed creating our own independent bottling company selling our own Scotch whisky expressions. We didn't really know what we were talking about at the time, but we've learned a hell of a lot about the industry since then.
Today our 11 year old Royal Brackla hogshead (250 litre cask) we recently purchased arrived at a bottling hall just outside Edinburgh, Scotland. Next monday our 9 year old Ardmore hogshead we bought at the same time cask arrives with them.
Recently four empty quarter casks (125 litre cask) arrived there too. These were purchased from a large cooperage in Speyside.
The plan is to have the Royal Brackla whisky reracked into one Pedro Ximenez and one Oloroso sherry quarter cask where it will continue to age for between 9 and 12 months before being bottled to produce two separate 12 year old, cask strength (61% ABV) whiskies.
The Ardmore will be reracked into one Pedro Ximinex ex sherry quarter cask and one ex Laphroaig quarter cask from Islay. Ardmore is the only peated Highland expression distilled in Scotland. So here we'll be producing sherried (Pedro Ximinez) version and one peated whisky given extra complexlty after spending 12 months in the ex Laphroaig cask.
The fun bit, we've had a sample of the Royal Brackla drawn today. This has spent over 11 years in an ex bourbon hogshead. So we'll try this sample and then see how it tastes after spending 6 months in the quarter casks to see how the colour, aroma and taste develops. We've secured the services of a world famous whisky writer and global competition judge to provide feedback over the finishing process and he will sample regularly to discuss the sherry casks and their influence so they're bottled at the right time. He'll do the same with the Ardmore cask too.
This is a journey I'm really looking forward to.
Our first cask to hit the bottling hall.
Samples being drawn.
Quarter casks. These small casks will impart additional flavour and colour. Particularly the ex Pedro Ximinez sherry casks!
Anyone else like Scotch whisky?
Today is an exciting day for me and a friend. Four years ago we discussed creating our own independent bottling company selling our own Scotch whisky expressions. We didn't really know what we were talking about at the time, but we've learned a hell of a lot about the industry since then.
Today our 11 year old Royal Brackla hogshead (250 litre cask) we recently purchased arrived at a bottling hall just outside Edinburgh, Scotland. Next monday our 9 year old Ardmore hogshead we bought at the same time cask arrives with them.
Recently four empty quarter casks (125 litre cask) arrived there too. These were purchased from a large cooperage in Speyside.
The plan is to have the Royal Brackla whisky reracked into one Pedro Ximenez and one Oloroso sherry quarter cask where it will continue to age for between 9 and 12 months before being bottled to produce two separate 12 year old, cask strength (61% ABV) whiskies.
The Ardmore will be reracked into one Pedro Ximinex ex sherry quarter cask and one ex Laphroaig quarter cask from Islay. Ardmore is the only peated Highland expression distilled in Scotland. So here we'll be producing sherried (Pedro Ximinez) version and one peated whisky given extra complexlty after spending 12 months in the ex Laphroaig cask.
The fun bit, we've had a sample of the Royal Brackla drawn today. This has spent over 11 years in an ex bourbon hogshead. So we'll try this sample and then see how it tastes after spending 6 months in the quarter casks to see how the colour, aroma and taste develops. We've secured the services of a world famous whisky writer and global competition judge to provide feedback over the finishing process and he will sample regularly to discuss the sherry casks and their influence so they're bottled at the right time. He'll do the same with the Ardmore cask too.
This is a journey I'm really looking forward to.
Our first cask to hit the bottling hall.
Samples being drawn.
Quarter casks. These small casks will impart additional flavour and colour. Particularly the ex Pedro Ximinez sherry casks!
Anyone else like Scotch whisky?